Psalms 71
1 In you, O Lord, I take refuge, let me never be put to shame.
In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.
2 In your faithfulness save me and rescue me, bend your ear to me and save me.
Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thy ear to me, and save me.
3 Be to me a rock of defence, a fortified house, to save me; for my rock and my fortress are you.
Be thou my strong habitation, where I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.
4 Save me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and cruel.
Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
5 For you, Lord, are my hope, in whom from my youth I have trusted.
For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth.
6 On you have I leaned from my birth; from my mother’s womb it was you who did draw me. In you is my hope evermore.
By thee have I been sustained from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother’s womb: my praise shall be continually of thee.
7 I have been as a wonder to many, for you are my refuge and strength.
I am as a wonder to many; but thou art my strong refuge.
8 All the day long my mouth is filled with your praise and your glory.
Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.
9 Cast me not off in the time of old age; when my strength is spent, forsake me not.
Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.
10 For my foes whisper against me, they who watch me take counsel together;
For my enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,
11 ‘God has left him,’ they say: ‘pursue and seize him, for he is helpless.’
Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.
12 O God, be not far from me, haste, O my God, to my help.
O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help.
13 Put my foes to shame and dishonour, with insult and shame be they covered.
Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.
14 But I will never stop hoping, and more and yet more will I praise you.
But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.
15 All the day long shall my mouth tell your faithfulness and your salvation, though I know not how they may be counted.
My mouth shall show forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not their numbers.
16 I will tell of the might of the Lord, and your faithfulness praise, you alone.
I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.
17 You have taught me, O God, from my youth, and till now have I told of your wonders.
O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and to this day have I declared thy wondrous works.
18 Even in old age and grey hair, O God, do not forsake me. Still would I tell of your might unto all generations to come.
Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shown thy strength to this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.
19 Your power and your justice, O God, extend as far as the heavens: for great are the things you have done. Who is like you, O God?
Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like thee!
20 You have caused us to see troubles many, but you will revive us again. From the depths of the earth you will bring me up again.
Thou, who hast shown me great and many troubles, wilt revive me again, and shalt bring me again from the depths of the earth.
21 You will multiply my greatness, and comfort me again.
Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.
22 So with harp I will praise you, and your faithfulness, O my God; and make music to you on the lyre, O you Holy One of Israel.
I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God: to thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.
23 My lips shall ring out their joy, my mouth shall sing praises to you; all of me, which you have redeemed.
My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing to thee; and my soul, whom thou hast redeemed.
24 Yes, all the day long shall my tongue utter your righteousness; for ashamed and confounded are they who were seeking my hurt.
My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought to shame, that seek my hurt.
